WRc Appoints Commercial Director

WRc, the innovation consultancy in the Water, Gas and Waste and Resources sectors is delighted to announce the appointment of Andy Hunt as Commercial Director.

Andy has a first degree in Physical Geography from Leeds University and a grasp on a wide variety of environmental disciplines. He completed a Master’s degree in Business Administration at the Heriot Watt University Edinburgh Business School and more recently, won bursary, awarded by USIT, to take part in the “High Potentials' Change Leadership Programme” at Harvard Business School.

Andy joins WRc with over twenty years' experience of the utility sector in the UK. Thirteen of those were in the water and wastewater industry at Southern Water and for the last eight years, Andy has worked in Morrison Utility Services (MUS), initially on bid management and, since 2010, delivering innovation to the Gas, Electric, Telecom and Water Sectors.

Andy comments: “WRc’s remarkable pedigree and forward thinking approach to delivering innovation to their clients is absolutely unprecedented and this is an extremely exciting time to be joining WRc. By identifying and drawing together the best technical and commercial expertise within the business I look forward to helping WRc achieve their vision and strategy for growth.

Mark Smith, CEO at WRc comments “We are delighted to have someone of Andy’s calibre on the team and look forward to him working with partners across the sectors to grow and develop a truly innovative approach to WRc’s commercial offerings.